{"id":32935,"date":"2023-06-27T05:24:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=32935"},"modified":"2023-10-20T13:59:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T02:59:24","slug":"vezelay-france-%f0%9f%87%ab%f0%9f%87%b7-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=32935","title":{"rendered":"V\u00e9zelay, France \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 25-26th June 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 90 kms from Saint Julien du Sault to Saint-P\u00e8re  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: V\u00e9zelay  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Saint-P\u00e8re Camping. \u20ac13, N48.02920, E03.30050  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 33 days @ \u20ac100 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The aire at Saint Julien was excellent, plenty of shade and just the sound of an odd train passing in the distance. Pam is keen for a walk as usual so we wander off, hoping to find a path along the nearby River Yonne. Once where a couple of kms from Saint Julien, we can look back to see the remains of a church on the hill above the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we walk back into Saint Julien and eventually slog our way to the top of the hill and the ruin of the Chapelle de Vaugullain. The Chapelle is the only surviving building from a fortress that stood on this site in the 12th century. All that remains is the ramparts and the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However it provides some wonderful views and a nice park bench to get your bearings and your breath back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back at the aire we do what needs to be done and set off for V\u00e9zelay. It\u2019s a Sunday, the roads are relatively quiet, in country France nothings open on a Sunday other than the service stations, tabac and cafes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As there are no aires within cooee of Vezerlay, we decide to stay in a municipal campsite in Saint-P\u00e8re and visit V\u00e9zelay by scooter tomorrow. The campsite is actually very pleasant standing as it does on the River Cure and less than 3 kms to V\u00e9zelay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We R+R the afternoon away walking into Saint-Pere at what seemed like the right time, finding a little bar that looks interesting so we pop in for a very dry French Rose and a large Jupiler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next morning after Pam drags me for 6 kms walk along the pilgrims trail which passes through Saint-Pere, before we scooter into V\u00e9zelay<\/a> to walk the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From our guide book the Most Beautiful Villages in France you\u2019ll find V\u00e9zelay on page 81. It\u2019s situated in the Bourgogne region of France. There is a tourist office and the map was free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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V\u00e9zelay is either uphill or down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Walking up Rau Saint-Etenne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On the very crest we find 11th-century Romanesque Basilica of St Marie-Magdalene. It\u2019s this grand building that makes V\u00e9zelay a popular tourist and pilgrim location. There is a major restoration underway but we make the most of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Narthex or Vestibule for those of you who didn\u2019t do Latin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Crypt was particularly interesting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Once we escape the Basilica we spend quite some time walking the ramparts that surround that end of the village. So some more views of the Basilica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That battery powered mower was struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still walking the rampart Pam enjoys the view of Saint-Pere in the distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We\u2019ve explored the village highlights as best we can, but lunch is calling. So we wander back down through the old town finding a small restaurant with some shade and a breeze, and enjoy a long lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tourist office had recommended visiting the 12th century Chapelle de la Cordelle. It\u2019s a bit out of the way down a steep hill so we take the scooter down for a quick visit. It\u2019s pictured below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So we\u2019ve enjoyed our visit to both V\u00e9zelay and Saint-Pere and a very pleasant lunch. V\u00e9zelay has certainly been the most touristy of our French villages to date, but it\u2019s a beautiful place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael + Pam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Date: 25-26th June 2023 Travelled: 90 kms from Saint Julien du Sault to Saint-P\u00e8re   Visited: V\u00e9zelay   Stayed: Saint-P\u00e8re Camping. \u20ac13, N48.02920, E03.30050   Budget: 33 days @ \u20ac100 per day The aire at Saint Julien was excellent, plenty of shade and just the sound of an odd train passing in the distance. Pam is keen for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":32975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-32935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-france","tag-french-villages","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32935"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35162,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32935\/revisions\/35162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}